TWI780675B - Connector assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a connector assembly, which is a connector formed by mating a connector (100) with a ground terminal (40) and a counterpart connector (200) with a counterpart ground terminal (70). Assembled body, the aforementioned grounding terminal (40) is equipped with: a plate portion (44) located between the first terminal (41) and the second terminal (42), and the aforementioned opposite side grounding terminal (70) is equipped with: located at the opposite side The opposite side plate portion (73) between the first terminal (71) and the opposite side second terminal (72), wherein the plate portion (44) and the opposite side plate portion (73) have plate surfaces parallel to each other, and one of them The position range of the thickness of the other side is located within the position range of the thickness of the other side. The plate portion (44) is composed of a pair of adjacent ㄇ-shaped portions (43), and the shape of the opposite side plate portion (73) is made Become: form the shape of a pair of protrusions (75) of the recess (74) between each other, a pair of protrusions (75) are located in the ㄇ word of a pair of ㄇ-shaped parts (43), a pair of ㄇ-shaped The feet (43a) of the adjacent ㄇ characters of the portion (43) are located in the recesses (74) respectively, and the protrusions (43b) of the feet (43a) are in contact with the protrusions (75).

Description

connector assembly

The present invention relates to a connector assembly configured by fitting a connector and a mating connector facing each other.

Fig. 1 shows the connector assembly disclosed in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent No. 6635242) (referred to as an electrical connector group in Patent Document 1), and Fig. 2A and Fig. 2B respectively show the structure The second connector 20 and the first connector 10 of the connector assembly 30 are shown.

The connector assembly 30 is characterized in that the wall-shaped terminal 33 is arranged between the first engagement terminal 31 and the second engagement terminals 32a to 32f. The first engagement terminal 31 is elastically engaged with the first male terminal 11 of the first connector 10 and the first female terminal 21 of the second connector 20 . The second engaging terminals 32 a to 32 f are elastically engaged with the second convex terminals 12 a to 12 f of the first connector 10 and the second concave terminals 22 a to 22 f of the second connector 20 . The wall terminal 33 is engaged with the first partial wall terminal 13 of the first connector 10 and the second partial wall terminal 23 of the second connector 20 .

Fig. 3 shows: the disposition relationship of the first engaging terminal 31, the second engaging terminals 32a-32f and the wall terminal 33, and Fig. 4 shows the structure composed of the first part wall terminal 13 and the second part wall terminal 23. Wall terminal 33 . As shown in FIG. 4 , the first partial wall terminal 13 and the second partial wall terminal 23 constituting the wall terminal 33 are closely connected.

The first engagement terminal 31 is used to transmit high frequency, and by placing the wall terminal 33 between the first engagement terminal 31 and the other second engagement terminals 32a to 32f, 31 The electromagnetic waves emitted are blocked (barrier).

The above-mentioned connector assembly 30 composed of the first connector 10 and the second connector 20 is a wall terminal for blocking (shielding) electromagnetic waves emitted from the first engaging terminal 31 for transmitting high frequency. 33, it is composed of the first part of the wall terminal 13 of the first connector 10 and the second part of the wall terminal 23 of the second connector 20 stacked in the board thickness direction of both, therefore, in the board thickness direction The amount of stacking will lead to an increase in the size of the connector in the direction of the board thickness.

The object of the present invention is to provide a connector assembly which is provided with a barrier portion for blocking electromagnetic interference between terminals, and which can be more miniaturized than conventional connector assemblies.

It is to combine the board part of one of the connectors with the board part of the other connector. As a result, the plate portion of one of the connectors and the plate portion of the other connector constitute a shield portion for blocking electromagnetic interference between terminals.

According to the connector assembly of the present invention, the size of the barrier portion used to block the electromagnetic interference between the terminals can be made smaller than that of the traditional connector assembly in the direction of its thickness (board thickness). , whereby the connector assembly can be further miniaturized.

With reference to the drawings, the embodiments of the present invention will be described as follows. [Example 1]

5A, FIG. 5B, FIG. 6A, and FIG. 6B show a connector 100 that constitutes one of Embodiment 1 of the connector assembly of the present invention. The connector 100 is composed of: the first terminal 41, the second terminal 42, the ground Terminal 40, housing 50 and insulator 60. The ground terminal 40 is, in this embodiment, integrally formed with the housing 50 which constitutes the outer contour of the connector 100 . FIG. 7 shows the detailed structure of the integrated ground terminal 40 and the housing 50 , and FIG. 8 shows the insulator 60 and the first terminal 41 and the second terminal 42 held by the insulator 60 .

The insulator 60 is made of resin and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole. The first terminals 41 are attached to both ends of the insulator 60 in the longitudinal direction, and two rows of two second terminals 42 in total are installed in the center of the insulator 60 .

The first terminal 41 has a pair of contact pieces 41a facing each other, and the second terminal 42 also has a pair of contact pieces 42a facing each other. Connection portions 41 b and 42 b of the two first terminals 41 and second terminals 42 connected to the substrate are located on the bottom surface side of the insulator 60 . In this embodiment, the two first terminals 41 are used for high-frequency signals (for high-speed transmission), and the four second terminals 42 are used for low-frequency signals (for low-speed transmission).

The conductive casing 50 is formed by bending a metal plate, and has two half-frames with a ㄇ-shaped outer wall to form a square frame structure. At the upper ends of the outer wall portions 51 on opposite sides of the long sides constituting the rectangle, and at the upper ends of the outer wall portions 52 on the opposite sides of the short sides constituting the rectangle respectively, there are respectively formed ridges bent toward the frame. The curved parts 51a, 52a slightly protrude from the inner side of the body.

Two ground terminals 40 integrally formed with the case 50 are formed in the frame of the case 50 , and both ends of the ground terminal 40 are connected and supported by opposing outer wall portions 51 . The ground terminal 40 is provided at two places in the longitudinal direction of the housing 50 .

The ground terminal 40 has a plate portion 44 in the center formed by a pair of U-shaped portions 43 opening upwards and adjacently positioned on the same plane. Between the pair of U-shaped portions 43 Protrusions 43b protruding outward from each other are formed on the front end side of the leg portion 43a of the ㄇ character.

The ground terminal 40 is composed of: the above-mentioned plate portion 44, the connecting portion 45 in the shape of bending and extending from the lower end of the facing outer wall portion 51 to the inner side of the frame, and bending from each connecting portion 45 to be erected. The held portion 46 and the extension portion 47 extending from the upper end of each held portion 46 to the front end of the leg portion 43c located outside the pair of U-shaped portions 43 are configured. In addition, a pair of protrusions 46 a protruding in the width direction are formed on each held portion 46 .

Two small notches 53 are formed at the lower end of each outer wall portion 51 between the two connecting portions 45 . These two cutouts 53 are formed corresponding to the positions of the connection portions 42 b of the second terminals 42 held by the insulator 60 and exposed on the bottom surface side of the insulator 60 .

The aforementioned case 50 integrally formed with the ground terminal 40 is attached to the insulator 60 already holding the first terminal 41 and the second terminal 42 . During installation, the housing 50 is covered from above the insulator 60 and pressed down for installation. At this time, each pair of held portions 46 having protrusions 46 a of the two ground terminals 40 are respectively pressed into four recesses 61 of the insulator 60 to be fixed and held. In addition, each of the two ground terminals 40 is formed by a pair of ㄇ-shaped parts 43. The plate portion 44 is respectively inserted into the slit 62 of the insulator 60 and is respectively located between the first terminal 41 and the second terminal 42, so that Once done, the connector 100 shown in FIGS. 5A, 5B, 6A, and 6B is completed.

Next, the counterpart connector 200 which is fitted with the above-mentioned connector 100 to form a connector assembly will be described.

9A, FIG. 9B, FIG. 10A, and FIG. 10B show the opposite side connector 200, and the opposite side connector 200 is composed of: the opposite side first terminal 71, the opposite side second terminal 72, the opposite side ground terminal 70, the opposite side The housing 80 and the opposite side insulator 90 are configured. FIG. 11 shows the detailed structure of the counterpart housing 80 , and FIG. 12 shows a state in which the counterpart housing 80 is removed from the counterpart connector 200 .

The opposite-side insulator 90 is made of resin, and has a bottom plate portion 91 and side walls 92 provided at four corners of the bottom plate portion 91 . At both ends in the longitudinal direction of the bottom plate portion 91, the first terminals 71 on the opposite side are installed respectively, and in the central portion of the bottom plate portion 91, there are two rows of two each, totaling four second terminals on the opposite side. 72. In addition, the other party's ground terminal 70 is attached between each of the two other party's first terminals 71 and the four other party's second terminals 72 .

The first terminal 71 on the other side is columnar, and has a connecting portion 71a at the lower end for connecting to the substrate. The second terminal 72 on the other side is plate-shaped, and has a connecting portion 72a at the lower end for connecting to the substrate. The two first terminals 71 on the other side are for high-frequency signals, and the four second terminals 72 on the other side are for low-frequency signals.

As shown in FIG. 10B , the opposing side ground terminal 70 has an opposing side plate portion 73 at the center in the direction of extension, and the shape of the opposing side plate portion 73 is such that a pair of protruding portions 75 constituting a concave portion 74 opening upward is formed therebetween. shape. The pair of protruding portions 75 protrude above the bottom plate portion 91 of the opposing side insulator 90 . In the other side plate part 73, the connection part 76 which connects the lower end of a pair of protrusion part 75 is located in the bottom surface side of the other side insulator 90, and is exposed. The other-side ground terminal 70 is composed of the other-side plate portion 73 having the above-mentioned structure, and extension portions 77 extending from both ends of the connecting portion 76 of the other-side plate portion 73 . The opposing plate portions 73 of the two opposing ground terminals 70 are located between the opposing first terminal 71 and the opposing second terminal 72, respectively.

The conductive counterpart housing 80 in the shape of a rectangular frame is formed by bending a metal plate. As shown in FIG. The outer wall portions 82 are respectively located on opposite sides of the short sides constituting the rectangle, and a pair of connecting portions 83 for connecting the upper ends of the outer wall portion 81 and the outer wall portion 82 . The pair of connecting parts 83 has plate surfaces for slightly sealing both ends in the longitudinal direction of the rectangular frame.

On the outer surfaces of each other of a pair of outer wall parts 81, a slender convex part 81a is formed extending along the longitudinal direction respectively, and on the outer surfaces of each other of a pair of outer wall parts 82, a protruding part 81a is also formed respectively extending along the short direction. The elongated convex portion 82a. In addition, at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the pair of outer wall portions 81 , extension portions 81 b that are bent toward the outer wall portion 82 and extend are formed.

Two notches 84 are formed at the lower end of each outer wall portion 81 , and notches 85 are respectively formed on both sides of the two notches 84 in the longitudinal direction. The notch 84 is provided so as to correspond to the position of the connecting part 72a of the second terminal 72 on the opposite side which is held on the opposite side insulator 90 and exposed on the bottom surface side of the opposite side insulator 90, and the notch 85 is provided so as to: It corresponds to the position of the extension portion 77 of the counterpart ground terminal 70 held by the counterpart insulator 90 and exposed on the bottom surface side of the counterpart insulator 90 . Protrusions 82 b protruding outward from each other are formed at both ends in the short-side direction of the respective outer wall portions 82 .

The counterpart housing 80 having the above structure is attached to the counterpart insulator 90 already holding the counterpart first terminal 71 , the counterpart second terminal 72 and the counterpart ground terminal 70 . The mounting operation of the other side shell 80 is to cover the other side shell 80 from above the other side insulator 90 and press it down for installation, and the two outer wall parts 82 having the protrusions 82b straddle the sides of the other side insulator 90. On the two side walls 92, and then press them into the recesses 93 formed on the outside of the side walls 92 to complete the opposite side connector 200 as shown in Fig. 9A, Fig. 9B, Fig. 10A, and Fig. 10B.

The above-mentioned connector 100 and the opposite side connector 200 are respectively installed on the mutually facing surfaces of the mutually facing substrates to form a substrate-to-substrate connector that can be fitted and connected to each other. In 100, the connection portion 41b and connection portion 42b of the first terminal 41 and the second terminal 42, and the portion of the plate portion 44 of the ground terminal 40 exposed on the bottom surface of the insulator 60 (the pair of ㄇ-shaped portions 43 of the ㄇ Each middle part) and the shell 50 are connected to corresponding pads or circuit patterns on the substrate by soldering.

In addition, in the mating connector 200, the connecting portion 71a and the connecting portion 72a of the mating first terminal 71 and the mating second terminal 72, the connecting portion 76 and the extension portion 77 of the mating plate portion 73 of the mating ground terminal 70 , and the opposite side housing 80 are connected to corresponding pads or circuit patterns on the substrate by soldering.

13A, 13B, 13C, and 13D show the connector assembly of the present invention after the connector 100 and the mating connector 200 are mated, but the illustration of the substrate is omitted.

By fitting the mating connector 200 to the connector 100 , the first terminal 41 and the mating first terminal 71 , and the second terminal 42 and the mating second terminal 72 are respectively fitted and connected together. Moreover, the convex portion 81a and the convex portion 82a provided on the opposite side housing 80 will straddle the curved portion 51a and the curved portion 52a of the casing 50 and fit in, and in this way, the opposite side casing 80 is just fitted into the casing 50 inside.

In addition, the plate portion 44 of the ground terminal 40 and the opposite side plate portion 73 of the opposite side ground terminal 70 have plate surfaces parallel to each other and parallel to the mating direction of the connector 100 and the opposite side connector 200, as shown in FIG. 13D Generally, a pair of protruding portions 75 of the opposite side plate portion 73 are respectively inserted into the ㄇ character of a pair of ㄇ-shaped portion 43 of the plate portion 44 and located there, and the adjacent ㄇ character of the pair of ㄇ-shaped portion 43 The leg parts 43a are respectively inserted into the concave parts 74 of the other side plate part 73 and are located there. When the adjacent ㄇ-shaped leg portions 43a are inserted into the concave portion 74, they are elastically deformed toward each other, and the protruding portion 43b provided on the front end side of the leg portion 43a utilizes the elastic restoring force of the leg portion 43a to Each makes elastic contact with the inner surfaces of the pair of protruding portions 75 . In this way, the plate portion 44 and the opposite side plate portion 73 are electrically connected to each other.

Therefore, in this Embodiment 1, by combining the plate portion 44 and the opposite side plate portion 73, the first terminal for high-frequency signal Between the 41 and the first terminal 71 on the other side, the second terminal 42 for low-frequency signals, and the second terminal 72 on the other side, a barrier portion is formed. In Fig. 13D, the part a surrounded by the dotted line represents the part that constitutes this barrier part, and this barrier part is used to block the terminals (between the high-frequency signal terminal and the low-frequency signal terminal and between the two high-frequency signal terminals). Electromagnetic interference between terminals).

The plate portion 44 and the opposite side plate portion 73 have the same thickness (plate thickness) in this embodiment 1, and the position ranges of the plate portion 44 and the opposite side plate portion 73 are consistent in thickness, in other words, the combination After that, it seems to be only the thickness of a piece of board. The gap between the plate portion 44 and the opposite side plate portion 73, and the gap between the adjacent ㄇ-shaped leg portions 43a of the plate portion 44 that are inserted into the recessed portion 74 of the opposite side plate portion 73 are relatively small. The thickness of the plate portion 44 and the opposite side plate portion 73 is smaller, so that the first embodiment can ensure good barrier performance.

In addition, the thickness of the plate portion 44 and the thickness of the opposite side plate portion 73 may also be different. In the case of different thicknesses, the plate portion 44 and the opposite side plate portion 73 are combined: The range of positions where the thickness of one side is located is within the range of positions where the thickness of the other side is located. Therefore, when the thickness of the plate portion 44 is different from the thickness of the opposite side plate portion 73, the gap between the plate portion 44 and the opposite side plate portion 73 and the gap between the feet 43a of the letter “ㄇ” in the concave portion 74 , is set to be smaller than the smaller thickness of the plate portion 44 and the opposing side plate portion 73 .

[Example 2]

In the first embodiment described above, the ground terminal 40 and the housing 50 of the connector 100 constituting one of the connector assemblies are integrally formed, but the ground terminal and the housing may be separated into two separate bodies.

Fig. 14A, Fig. 14B, Fig. 15A, Fig. 15B show this kind of connector 100' which separates the ground terminal and the shell into two bodies, and the connection shown in Fig. 5A, Fig. 5B, Fig. 6A, Fig. 6B The corresponding parts of the device 100 are marked with the same reference numerals, and their detailed descriptions are omitted.

The connector 100' is composed of a first terminal 41, a second terminal 42, a ground terminal 40', a housing 50' and an insulator 60'. Fig. 16, Fig. 17, and Fig. 18 respectively show the detailed structure of the housing 50', the insulator 60' holding the first terminal 41 and the second terminal 42, and the ground terminal 40'.

The ground terminal 40' has a plate portion 44 composed of a pair of U-shaped portions 43 at the center, and has an extension portion 48 extending outward from the middle portion of the U-shaped portion of the pair of U-shaped portions 43 toward each other. Protrusions 43d are protrudingly formed on the outer surfaces of the leg portions 43c located on the outer sides of the pair of U-shaped portions 43 . Moreover, the protrusion part 49 which opposes the leg part 43c is formed in a pair of extension part 48, respectively.

Two ground terminals 40' having the above-mentioned shape are attached to the insulator 60' from the bottom surface side of the insulator 60'. When mounting, the plate portion 44 is respectively inserted into the two slits 62 of the insulator 60' and located between the first terminal 41 and the second terminal 42. In addition, the extension portion 48 is accommodated in the groove 63 (please refer to FIG. 14B ) formed on the bottom surface of the insulating member 60' and communicated with the slit 62. The protrusions 49 are inserted into and located in the recesses 64 formed on the outer sides of each other of the insulators 60'. The ground terminal 40' is mounted and fixed on the insulator 60' by sandwiching the insulator 60' between the leg portion 43c having the protrusion 43d and the protruding portion 49.

The housing 50' is composed of an outer wall portion 51 and an outer wall portion 52. In the second embodiment, it is arranged on both sides of the longitudinal direction of the two gaps 53 at the lower end of each outer wall portion 51, and is respectively arranged and installed on The notch 54 corresponds to the position of the extension 48 of the ground terminal 40 ′ of the insulator 60 ′. Protrusions 55 protruding inwardly of each other are formed on inner surfaces of the notches 54 .

The case 50' is mounted by covering the insulator 60' holding the first terminal 41, the second terminal 42, and the ground terminal 40' from above. Each extension 48 of the two ground terminals 40' is embedded in the notch 54 of the shell 50', and is clamped by the protrusion 55 so that the shell 50' is fixed to the ground terminal 40'. In other words, the shell 50' is fixed by the ground terminal. 40' and is installed and fixed on the insulator 60'. In this way, the connector 100' shown in Fig. 14A, Fig. 14B, Fig. 15A, and Fig. 15B can be completed. [Example 3]

19A, FIG. 19B, and FIG. 19C show the structure of a connector 100" in one of Embodiment 3 of the connector assembly of the present invention, and Fig. 20 shows the connector 100" that is integrated with the grounding terminal 40". Housing 50". In addition, FIG. 21A and FIG. 21B show the state after the connector 100" is fitted with the mating connector 200. Parts corresponding to Embodiment 1 are marked with the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

The difference between this embodiment 3 and embodiment 1 lies in the shape of a pair of U-shaped portions 43 constituting the plate portion 44 of the grounding terminal 40 ", that is, in this embodiment 3, the One of the concave portions 74 of the side plate portion 73 is made into a zigzag shape between the mutually facing surfaces 43e of the adjacent ㄇ-shaped foot portions 43a of the ㄇ-shaped portion 43. The zigzag shape is along the extending direction of the foot portion 43a (connector 100 ” and the mating direction of the mating connector 200), and the zigzag shape of the two leg portions 43a is formed so that they can be engaged with only a slight gap between them.

By making the opposing surfaces 43e of the mutually opposing leg portions 43a in a zigzag shape, that is, making the gap between the leg portions 43a in a zigzag shape in this way, the barrier performance can be improved.

10: 1st connector 11: 1st convex terminal 12a～12f: 2nd convex terminal 13: Part 1 Wall Terminals 20: 2nd connector 21: 1st recess terminal 22a～22f: 2nd concave part terminal 23: Part 2 Wall Terminals 30: Connector assembly 31: The first snap-in terminal 32a～32f: The second engagement terminal 33: Wall terminal 40, 40’, 40”: Ground terminal 41: 1st terminal 41a: contact sheet 41b: connection part 42: 2nd terminal 42a: contact sheet 42b: connection part 43: ㄇ-shaped part 43a: Foot 43b: protrusion 43c: foot 43d: protrusion 43e: opposite side 44: Board 45: Connecting part 46:Retained part 46a: Protrusion 47: Extension 48: Extension 49: protrusion 50,50’,50”: Shell 51,52: Outer wall 51a, 52a: bending part 53,54: Gap 55:Protrusion 60,60': insulation 61: Concave 62: narrow slit 63: ditch 64: Concave 70: Grounding terminal on the opposite side 71: The first terminal on the opposite side 71a: connection part 72: The second terminal on the opposite side 72a: connection part 73: Opponent's side plate 74: Concave 75: protrusion 76: Connecting part 77: Extension 80: Opposite side shell 81,82: Outer wall 81a, 82a: convex part 81b: Extension 82b:Protrusion 83: Connecting part 84,85: Gap 90: Opposite side insulation 91: Bottom plate 92: side wall 93: Concave 100, 100’, 100”: Connector 200: Opposite side connector a: The part surrounded by dotted line (barrier part)

[ Fig. 1 ] is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional connector assembly.

[ Fig. 2A ] is a perspective view showing a second connector constituting the connector assembly shown in Fig. 1 .

[ Fig. 2B ] is a perspective view showing a first connector constituting the connector assembly shown in Fig. 1 .

[ Fig. 3 ] is a perspective view showing an arrangement relationship of terminals in Fig. 1 .

[ Fig. 4 ] is a perspective view of the wall terminal in Fig. 1 .

[ Fig. 5A ] is a perspective view showing one of the connectors constituting the first embodiment of the connector assembly of the present invention viewed from above.

[FIG. 5B] is a perspective view of the connector shown in FIG. 5A viewed from below.

[FIG. 6A] is a front view of the connector shown in FIG. 5A.

[FIG. 6B] is a sectional view taken along line C-C in FIG. 6A.

[ Fig. 7 ] is a perspective view showing a ground terminal integrated with the housing in Fig. 5A.

[ Fig. 8 ] is a perspective view showing the insulator in Fig. 5A and the terminals held on the insulator.

[ Fig. 9A ] is a perspective view showing the counterpart connector constituting Embodiment 1 of the connector assembly of the present invention viewed from above.

[ FIG. 9B ] is a perspective view of the opposite side connector shown in FIG. 9A viewed from below.

[FIG. 10A] is a front view of the counterpart connector shown in FIG. 9A.

[FIG. 10B] is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C in FIG. 10A.

[ Fig. 11 ] is a perspective view of the other side housing in Fig. 9A.

[ Fig. 12 ] is a perspective view showing the counterpart insulator in Fig. 9A and the counterpart terminal held by the counterpart insulator.

[ Fig. 13A ] is a plan view showing Embodiment 1 of the connector assembly of the present invention.

[ Fig. 13B ] is a front view showing Embodiment 1 of the connector assembly of the present invention.

[FIG. 13C] is a cross-sectional view taken along line E-E in FIG. 13B.

[FIG. 13D] is a sectional view taken along the line F-F in FIG. 13B.

[ Fig. 14A ] is a perspective view showing one of the connectors constituting the second embodiment of the connector assembly of the present invention viewed from above.

[ FIG. 14B ] is a perspective view of the connector shown in FIG. 14A viewed from below.

[FIG. 15A] is a front view of the connector shown in FIG. 14A. [FIG. 15B] is a sectional view taken along line C-C in FIG. 15A. [ Fig. 16 ] is a perspective view of the housing in Fig. 14A. [ Fig. 17 ] is a perspective view showing the insulator in Fig. 14A and the terminals held by the insulator. [ Fig. 18 ] is a perspective view of the ground terminal in Fig. 14A. [FIG. 19A] A perspective view showing one of the connectors constituting Embodiment 3 of the connector assembly of the present invention. [FIG. 19B] is a front view of the connector shown in FIG. 19A. [FIG. 19C] is a sectional view taken along the line D-D in FIG. 19B. [ Fig. 20 ] is a perspective view showing a ground terminal integrated with the housing in Fig. 19A. [ Fig. 21A ] is a front view showing Embodiment 3 of the connector assembly of the present invention. [ FIG. 21B ] is a sectional view taken along line C-C in FIG. 21A .

40: Ground terminal

43: ㄇ-shaped part

43a: Foot

43b: protrusion

44: Board

50: shell

70: Grounding terminal on the opposite side

73: Opponent's side plate

74: Concave

75: protrusion

a: The part surrounded by dotted line (barrier part)

Claims (5)

A connector assembly, which is a connector assembly formed by fitting a connector and a counterpart connector, the aforementioned connector has: a first terminal and a second terminal, and a connector located between the first terminal and the aforementioned connector. The grounding terminal of the plate portion between the second terminals; the above-mentioned opposite-side connector has: the first terminal on the opposite side and the second terminal on the opposite side respectively connected to the above-mentioned first terminal and the above-mentioned second terminal; The ground terminal on the opposite side of the opposite side plate between the first terminal on the opposite side and the second terminal on the opposite side; it is characterized in that: the aforementioned plate and the aforementioned opposite side plate have: parallel to each other and parallel to the aforementioned connector and the aforementioned opposite side On the plate surface parallel to the mating direction of the connector, the position range of the thickness of one of the aforementioned plate portion and the aforementioned opposite side plate portion is located within the position range of the thickness of the other side, and the aforementioned plate portion is formed by the adjacent A pair of ㄇ-shaped parts are formed, and the aforementioned pair of ㄇ-shaped parts are respectively formed as a part of a metal plate having a plate surface parallel to the plate surface of the aforementioned opposite side plate portion, and the aforementioned opposite side plate portion is made: In the shape of a pair of protruding portions forming only one concave portion therebetween, in the aforementioned one concave portion, the two side faces facing each other in the direction parallel to the plate surface of the aforementioned opposite side plate portion and perpendicular to the depth direction of the aforementioned concave portion are Each is defined by the aforementioned pair of protruding parts, and the aforementioned pair of protruding parts are respectively inserted into the ㄇ character of the aforementioned pair of ㄇ-shaped parts to be located there, The adjacent ㄇ-shaped legs of the pair of ㄇ-shaped parts are inserted together into the one recessed part, and the gap between each other in the one recessed part is smaller than the thickness of the board part and the thickness of the opposite side board part. The protruding portions formed on the front end side of the feet of the adjacent ㄇ characters protruding outwardly from each other are in contact with the pair of protruding portions respectively. The connector assembly according to claim 1, wherein the gap between the plate portion and the counterpart side plate portion is smaller than the thickness of the plate portion and the thickness of the counterpart side plate portion. The connector assembly as described in Claim 1 or Claim 2, wherein the opposing surfaces of the aforementioned adjacent ㄇ-shaped feet are made: mutually engaging and extending along the aforementioned fitting direction Zigzag shape. The connector assembly according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the ground terminal is integrally formed with the outer shell forming the outer contour of the connector. The connector assembly according to claim 3, wherein the ground terminal is integrally formed with a housing constituting the outer contour of the connector.

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